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An assortment of guns

Time to Break out the Big Guns

Do you change your concealed carry or EDC loadout based on the threat level? Pete recommends you start carrying heavy, just in case.
Gaza at war

The Gaza Invasion Begins, the Manipulation Continues

As Israel attacks Gaza, expect the rhetoric to grow worse, the distractions to increase, and the news manipulation to grow worse.
Prepper News Update

“Abrupt Change is Coming,” and it’s not for the Better

"Abrupt change is coming, and that's very, very disconcerting." according to this article based on a speech given by Tucker Carlson.
mountainhome

Is Homesteading the Way to live in an Uncertain Future?

Do you want to live a simpler life with fewer financial demands and more freedom while you are healthier and happier? Try homesteading.
Laundry on a clothesline

Planning How to Use your Limited Power Resources after the SHTF

Are you prepping for a world with no utilities? What will you do with only a limited supply of power or gasoline?
Destruction in Gaza

More Thoughts on the Israeli War, Two Weeks In

Is it possible that the war in Gaza that threatens to embroil much of the Middle East was started by a miscalculation?
A couple old cases of .223 ammo from Pete's ammo locker.

Ammo Shortages? Not Here, Not Yet

Everyone says the 5.56 shortage is coming, and there are reports that most distributors are sold out. Locally, we have ammo available, but for how long?
World on fire

America Facing the Most Crises Since WWII

Axios reports that the White House is in danger of being overwhelmed by the multiple concurrent conflicts, made worse by fake news and fake videos.
Soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force fire at low flying German aircraft during the Dunkirk evacuation in June of 1940.

Now we Know What 1940 Felt Like

As preppers, we hope for the best, no war, and prepare for the worst, World War III. This must be what it felt like before the U.S. entered WWII.
An autumn scene in the mountains

Heading into Winter on the Homestead and in the World

If we face a war in the Middle East with possible shortages and terrorism, the homestead becomes an increasingly important part of our preps.